Simon Davidson will join Allied Minds as executive vice-president from tomorrow, leaving his position of managing partner at In-Q-Tel.
Simon Davidson is set to join US-based commercialisation firm Allied Minds tomorrow as executive vice-president of technology investments.
He will be in charge for the origination of new deals and overseeing the existing portfolio businesses.
Davidson was previously a managing director responsible for east coast investments at In-Q-Tel, the investment affiliate of the US intelligence community. He had held that position for over ten years.
At In-Q-Tel, he led and was involved in deals across a wide range of industries, from space and air communications to drones and from physical security to detection to wireless infrastructure.
Allied Minds, which experienced tumbling shares when it cut off funding to seven spinouts in April, previously also appointed Jill Smith as its chief executive – first in an interim capacity in March, then permanently a month ago.
Smith said: “We are thrilled to welcome Simon to Allied Minds. This is a key appointment as we look to accelerate our path to commercialisation, broaden our investment syndicate and deepen our relationships with our network of prestigious research institutions.
“Simon’s skill-set, experience and powerful network across the intelligence and federal laboratory ecosystem, is an excellent match with our objectives. I look forward to working with Simon as the company works to deliver on our plans.”
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